Martha Sue Preston

Arriva Pharmaceuticals is a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on developing anti-inflammatory therapies for treating respiratory diseases. The company's areas of therapeutic focus are: hereditary emphysema, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) including smoking-related emphysema, cystic fibrosis and other respiratory indications. Arriva’s current clinical focus is the development of Respriva™, its nebulized, recombinant alpha 1-antitrypsin for hereditary emphysema. Arriva Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is located in Alameda, California.

Chiron Corp. provides nucleic acid test for blood screening. Its products include tigris system, target capture system, reagent preparation incubator, and many more. The company was founded in 1981 by William J. Rutter, Edward E. Penhoet & Pablo Valenzuela and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Part of Grifols SA/Grifols Family/, Alpha Therapeutic Corp. develops plasma derived products. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

Baxter Healthcare Corp. develops, manufactures, and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies. It distributes medical treatment options for conditions such as hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, and trauma. The company was founded on June 21, 1967 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

National Institutes Of Health conducts & supports peer-reviewed medical research and science. The firm's scientists & researchers investigate on different ways to prevent diseases as well as the causes, treatments and cures for common and rare diseases. The company was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Bioaesthetics Corp. provides biotechnology health care services. The company was founded by Nicholas C. Pashos and is headquartered in New Orleans, LA.